Every Celeb Cameo in Taylor Swift’s ‘You Need To Calm Down’

The long-awaited release of Taylor Swift’s seventh studio album, Lover, is just around the corner. The pop singer has been keeping us amped for her the album (due out August 23, 2019) with the release of the album’s singles, ME! and You Need to Calm Down.

The music video for TS7’s second single, ‘You Need To Calm Down’, released on June 17, 2019 and Taylor teased a bunch of celebrity cameos. Taylor has is an outspoken supporter of the LGBTQ+ community, and the release of her newest video allows her to shine a light on LGBTQ+ stars. To say the least, she did not disappoint!

Here is a list of all the celebrity cameos in Taylor Swift’s You Need to Calm Down.

Dexter Mayfield

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The first cameo of the video goes to Dexter Mayfield. He is a queer, plus-size model who is taking the world by storm with his killer walk!

Hannah Hart

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The mind behind My Drunk Kitchen on Youtube, Hannah Hart was also featured in Taylor Swift’s latest video. Hart came out as a lesbian in September 2015.

Laverne Cox

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The transgender actress, Laverne Cox, known for her role in Orange is the New Black as Sophia Burset looked stunning as always in her cameo role! She is also notable for her activist work as a trailblazer for the LGBTQ+ community.

Todrick Hall

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Not a newbie to a Taylor Swift music video, the openly gay YouTuber known as Todrick Hall was also featured in her ‘Look What You Made Me Do‘ video as a dancer! Todrick is also known for his frequent appearances on RuPaul’s Drag Race as a choreographer and judge.

Chester Lockhart

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You might know Chester from appearing in over 300 of Todrick Hall’s videos. While Chester may be a familiar face, this marks the openly gay singer’s first Swift video appearance!

Hayley Kiyoko

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Known to many as Lesbian Jesus, pop singer Hayley Kiyoko can be seen firing a bow and arrow in the music video.

Ciara

Officiating the wedding of real life couple, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita, singer Ciara can be seen in her dazzling orange catsuit! Ciara responded to backlash of her participation in the video saying “Firstly, Christians don’t judge. Secondly, #YouNeedToCalmDown.”

Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita

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The Modern Family actor was married to his real-life husband by none other than Ciara! Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita have been married since 2013.

The Queer Eye Guys

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The guys behind Netflix’s Queer Eye – Tan France, Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, and Johnathan Van Ness – were all seen in the music video having a tea party with Taylor!

The American Idol season 8 runner-up is seen giving the talk show host a tattoo that reads ‘Cruel Summer’. Adam Lambert had come out as gay in an interview with Rolling Stone in 2009 whereas Ellen had notably come out as a lesbian in 1997 – which was groundbreaking for the entertainment industry during the time.

Billy Porter

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The Tony and Grammy winner known for his iconic red carpet outfits can be seen in the video walking across LGBTQ+ protestors. This scene is quite ironic as Billy Porter is openly gay and grew up in a church where he would give sermons as a young pastor.

Queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race

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Alumni of the hit show can be seen putting on a ‘Pop Queen Pageant’. The scene features Tatianna as Ariana Grande, Trinity Taylor as Lady Gaga, Delta Work as Adele, Trinity K. Bonet as Cardi B, Jade Jolie as Taylor Swift, Riley Knoxx as Beyonce, Adore Delano as Katy Perry and A’keria Chanel Davenport as Nicki Minaj.

RuPaul

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RuPaul can be seen walking down the stage holding a crown for the pageant before pulling a Mean Girls and throwing it up in the air!

Katy Perry

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The beef between the two pop singers is officially squashed! Katy Perry is featured in the video as the burger to Taylor’s fries: what Taylor described as ‘the perfect match’.

Ryan Reynolds

ryan reynolds showed up in the new videoclip of taylor swift’s “you need to calm down” song while hes painting a pride flag is what i live for pic.twitter.com/uW82mBQPh8

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